First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) Holdings List

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What stocks does MISL hold?

The First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) has 40 holdings, with Palantir Technologies, SpaceX, and RTX among its largest positions. The top 25 MISL holdings ordered by weight make up 93.47% of the total fund. MISL is an equity fund in the sector category that invests in publicly traded companies, focused on industrials strategies within the North America region. This page includes a complete MISL stock holdings list ranked by weight, along with a full breakdown of sector, geographic, industry, and currency exposure.

Top 25 MISL Holdings

Rank	Company	Current Price	Weight	Shares Held
1	PLTR Palantir Technologies	$209.05 +5.2%	12.53%	462,980
2	SPCX SpaceX	$162.57 +1.2%	8.73%	404,004
3	RTX RTX	$185.99 +0.9%	8.11%	299,602
4	GE GE Aerospace	$308.08 +0.8%	7.52%	163,392
5	BA Boeing	$190.47 +1.4%	7.18%	264,091
6	LMT Lockheed Martin	$509.74 +0.4%	4.16%	56,096
7	NOC Northrop Grumman	$480.95 -0.7%	3.97%	54,388
8	GD General Dynamics	$331.35 +0.4%	3.77%	78,258
9	HEI Heico	$298.22 +0.8%	3.72%	83,646
10	RKLB Rocket Lab	$68.21 -0.3%	3.65%	362,175
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11	HWM Howmet Aerospace	$224.94 +1.1%	3.62%	108,371
12	TDG Transdigm Group	$1,107.93 +1.7%	3.62%	22,727
13	LHX L3Harris Technologies	$237.08 +0.1%	3.46%	100,939
14	ASTS AST SpaceMobile	$50.97 -10.5%	2.64%	306,652
15	CW Curtiss-Wright	$513.27 +1.2%	2.26%	29,193
16	WWD Woodward	$335.51 +3.7%	2.25%	47,070
17	FTAI FTAI Aviation	$169.96 -0.6%	1.98%	81,043
18	LDOS Leidos	$121.78 +2.1%	1.77%	99,383
19	TXT Textron	$74.16 +1.3%	1.54%	137,391
20	CACI CACI International	$610.55 +1.9%	1.54%	17,452
21	MOG.A Moog	$363.42 +0.1%	1.41%	25,056
22	HII Huntington Ingalls Industries	$264.52 -0.2%	1.17%	31,137
23	DRS Leonardo DRS	$36.24 +1.0%	1.12%	210,758
24	KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$42.36 +1.0%	0.92%	148,155
25	AVAV AeroVironment	$137.11 -0.4%	0.83%	39,987

MISL Geographic Exposure

MISL's largest geographic exposure is United States at 97.8%, followed by Cayman Islands at 2.0%.

United States
97.8%
Cayman Islands
2.0%

MISL Currency Exposure

MISL is exclusively exposed to USD.

USD
75.3%

MISL Sector Exposure

MISL's largest sector exposure is Industrials at 66.5%, followed by Technology at 17.2%.

Industrials
66.5%
Technology
17.2%
Communications
2.5%

MISL Industry Exposure

MISL's largest industry exposure is Aerospace & Defense at 64.0%, followed by Software at 13.4%.

Aerospace & Defense
64.0%
Software
13.4%
IT Services
3.9%
Diversified Telecommunication Services
2.5%
Trading Companies & Distributo
2.0%
Construction & Engineering
0.5%

MISL Sub-Industry Exposure

MISL's largest sub-industry exposure is Aerospace & Defense at 64.0%, followed by Application Software at 13.4%.

Aerospace & Defense
64.0%
Application Software
13.4%
IT Consulting & Other Services
3.9%
Alternative Carriers
2.5%
Trading Companies & Distributo
2.0%
Construction & Engineering
0.5%

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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) Holdings List